Specialty ETFs

ETFs To Watch March 18, 2010 (IYT, EWZ, HAO, MTK)

Posted on 03/18/10 at 2:22am
Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Thursday March 18, 2010. Play the good retail news from Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Guess (NYSE: GES) with the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE: XRT).
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ProShares Short China ETF To Begin Trading Thursday

Posted on 03/17/10 at 2:47pm
Last week, ProShares announced plans to introduce an inverse China ETF, which will be the inverse equivalent of the popular FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (NYSE: FXI). The ProShares Short FTSE/Xinhua China 25 will make its debut tomorrow under the ticker "YXI." Investors should note this is not a leveraged ETF.
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ETFs To Watch March 17, 2010 (FXC, THD, SMH, USO)

Posted on 03/17/10 at 5:13am
Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Wednesday March 17, 2010. The Semiconductor HOLDRs (AMEX: SMH) was up over 3% on Tuesday, making it worth a look on Wednesday. Gold got a decent bounce on Tuesday, helping the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX) gain nearly 3%.
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ETFs To Watch March 16, 2010 (UUP, XLP, EWT, XLK)

Posted on 03/16/10 at 3:33am
Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Fed Day Tuesday March 16, 2010. Play the Fed minutes with the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (NYSE: UUP) and the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD).
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Less Risk in The Nordic ETFs

Posted on 03/15/10 at 3:15pm
Moody’s quarterly report on sovereign debt brought to light issues with large economies around the globe that have been spending like drunken sailors. The four countries with Aaa ratings that are stable, but “their distance to downgrade has in all cases substantially diminished” include the US, UK, German, and France.
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ETFs To Watch March 15, 2010 (XLF, CYB, EWM, MOO)

Posted on 03/15/10 at 2:11am
Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watchlist for Monday March 15, 2010. The Financial Select SPDR (NYSE: XLF) is really looking poised to extend its bullish ways. Keep an eye on the Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSE: VHT) as the Democrats try yet again to get a health care reform package passed.
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ProShares Eyes Bearish Materials ETF

Posted on 03/11/10 at 4:52pm
It has been a busy day for new product announcements from ProShares and one more new offering from the ETF issuer is the ProShares Short Basic Materials ETF, which will trade under the ticker "SBM." SBM will attempt to deliver the daily inverse peformance of the Dow Jones U.S. Basic MaterialsSM Index.
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ProShares Plans Bearish Real Estate ETF

Posted on 03/11/10 at 4:41pm
ProShares will add to its inverse ETF lineup with the introduction of the ProShares Short Real Estate ETF, which will trade under the ticker "REK." The ETF will track the daily inverse performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index.
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ProShares To Introduce Inverse China ETF

Posted on 03/11/10 at 4:36pm
ProShares will introduce a new inverse China-focused ETF, ProShares Short FTSE/Xinhua China 25, which will trade under the ticker "YXI." YXI will seek results that correspond to the daily inverse performance of the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index.
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ProShares To List Two New Biotech ETFs

Posted on 03/11/10 at 4:01pm
ProShares is looking to cash in on the biotech sector with the introduction of the Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF, a doubled leveraged ETF that will track the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (Nasdaq: IBB).
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